Skull tattoo ideas

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Traditional colour tattoo of a red and grey owl holding two yellow skull-topped keys, with a crescent moon inside a red triangle, on the upper leg.
Owl holding skull keys beside a crescent moon
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a tombstone reading WISH YOU WERE HERE with a flower and a leaf at its base, on the upper leg.
Tombstone reading Wish You Were Here
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh showing a cartoon couple kissing inside an ornate scrolled frame, with a red and blue poisoned apple skull and purple beads.
Snow White kiss in ornate frame on thigh
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey skull with pink roses on the outer thigh.
Skull and roses on a thigh
Black and grey death's head moth tattoo with a skull on its thorax, framed by two lines of black lettering on the thigh.
Death's head moth with quote on a thigh
Two raised legs covered in traditional style tattoos of roses, skulls and banners, with a large rose on the calf and a foot tattoo near the ankle.
Tattooed legs with roses and skulls
Black and grey script lettering on one thigh and a sugar skull with heart-shaped eyes on the other thigh, with legs resting on white sheets.
Script and sugar skull tattoos on thighs
Black and grey tattoo of a longhorn skull wreathed in roses and leaves, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Longhorn skull and roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with flowing hair and birds above, sitting on the upper thigh.
Sugar skull woman on thigh
Colour tattoo of a spired castle under a green smoky sky with a skull cloud, set in an ornate gold frame with a Deathly Hallows symbol, on the outer thigh.
Castle in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey skull and flower tattoo on the upper thigh, with fine script on the arm above it.
Skull and flowers on a thigh
Fine line black ink tattoo of a deer skull with antlers on the upper thigh, shown beside a light pink frilled hem.
Deer skull with antlers on the thigh
Back view of a person with a large greyscale skull tattoo across the back, portrait tattoos down the thighs and a sleeve on the arm, wearing a purple thong.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos in greyscale
Black and grey tattoos of ornate mirror frames on an upper arm and a thigh, one framing a seated woman and one framing a skull with roses.
Ornate frame tattoos in black and grey
Realism style skull tattoo on the thigh with a red rose at the top left, green leaves and thorny stems, and small roses in the eye sockets.
Skull and rose on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and a bird skull on the outer thigh, shaded in a realistic style.
Flowers, leaves and bird skull on a thigh
Two legs in a bath covered in traditional style tattoos of red roses, a skull, a bicycle, a sun and a mask, on the thighs and calves.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and skulls
A grey shaded skull tattoo with pink, blue and green watercolour splashes on the outer thigh.
Watercolour skull on a thigh
Black and grey rose with ornamental scrollwork on a person's side and ribs, and a pin-up face with a skull on the thigh, worn over a pink bikini.
Grey rose with scrollwork on ribs and thigh
Black script lettering quote and a colour sugar skull tattoo with red roses on a bare thigh.
Text quote and sugar skull on a thigh
Seated person with bold traditional tattoos on the thigh and calf, including a red rose, a skull, a wolf head and a flower, with more tattoos on the forearm.
Traditional leg tattoos with skull and wolf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an animal skull with flowers and leaves on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and flowers on a thigh
Black ink tattoo on a thigh showing a ringed skull, an eye and a hand with an arm, drawn in bold outlines and solid black fills.
Ringed skull, eye and hand on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork wolf head above an animal skull, framed by geometric diamond outlines, on the outer thigh.
Wolf head and skull on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with curled horns and a stippled crescent moon, placed on the thigh.
Horned skull with crescent moon on thigh
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a sugar skull with pink flowers and green leaves on the upper thigh.
Colourful sugar skull with pink flowers on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a green zombie pony with pink mane, a skull on its head, bats, a moon and a gravestone.
Zombie pony with skull and gravestone on thigh
Black and grey Japanese style tiger tattoo with flowers and a skull across a person's thigh and hip.
Tiger, flowers and skull on a thigh
Two colourful sugar skull tattoos with roses and flowers on a woman's upper thighs, shown in denim shorts, traditional style.
Sugar skull tattoos on the thighs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an animal skull with red, yellow and blue roses and a ribbon banner, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and roses on a thigh
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral ornaments, one on each thigh, shown in black ink on skin.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs
Woman seen from behind in grey lace lingerie, with a traditional daisy and skull tattoo across her lower back and a rose on her upper arm.
Traditional rose, daisy and skull tattoos on back
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a leg of a grinning alien with an exposed brain and bulging eyes, beside red lettering reading ACK! ACK! ACK!, flying saucers, leaves and red flowers.
Alien with exposed brain and ACK! ACK! ACK! lettering
Black and grey tattoo of a snake skeleton wrapping around the outer thigh, with the skull near the front and the spine curling round the leg.
Snake skeleton wrapped around a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a skull in an ornate oval cameo frame, with red roses, a beaded chain and a pendant.
Skull in cameo frame with red roses on a thigh
Colour and black ink skull tattoo filled with pink flowers and green foliage on the upper thigh of a person lying on a bed.
Floral skull on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull with curled horns, surrounded by flowers and leaves, on the thigh.
Ram skull and flowers on a thigh
Two coloured neo-traditional tattoos on the upper thighs, a skull in a red-striped astronaut helmet on the left and a vintage brass diving helmet with a pocket watch on the right.
Skull astronaut and diving helmet on thighs
Woman in a blue dress with traditional tattoos on her thigh, including an eagle over a skull, and colourful designs on her lower leg and upper arm.
Eagle and skull on a thigh, traditional legs
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey skull wrapped in green leaves and water droplets, on the outer thigh.
Skull with green leaves on a thigh
Woman seen from behind riding a longboard on a rural road, with tattoos across her back, arms, thighs and calves.
Tattooed back and legs on a longboard
Black fine-line lettering reading a quote, with two small roses and a colour sugar skull tattoo on a thigh.
Quote text and sugar skull on a thigh
Sketch-style tattoo of a skull with a smoking pipe and grey smoke wisps, with orange wash shading, on the outer thigh.
Skull with pipe and smoke on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a triceratops skull with stippled shading on the outer thigh and hip.
Triceratops skull on the thigh
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face half turned into a skull, beside a red rose and a line of black script.
Half skull portrait and rose on thigh
Black outline sugar skull tattoo with a cross and flower motif on the thigh, with cursive script lettering above it.
Sugar skull with script on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a cat skull with anatomical labels, drawn in an engraved illustration style, on the outer thigh.
Labelled cat skull on a thigh
Black and grey thigh tattoos on a person seen from behind in sheer lace underwear, with Good Girl script and floral and bird designs.
Good Girl lettering on both thighs